But, Carolina Panthers defensive end Thomas Keiser just revealed his secret recipe for staying hydrated on a hot day—a gallon of water mixed with two or three tablespoons of the same chia seeds that are used for Chia Pets.

"People ask me all the time if it's the same stuff that's in Chia Pets," he said recently. "It is…It helps hydrate you, because it absorbs 10 times its weight in water. And, instead of the water just going in your system and flushing right out, it's going to sit in you longer."